Since the release of their home-recorded debut ep, “The Greater Tide,” in December, 2010, Attalus have established themselves as one of Raleigh's reputable local bands. Known for passionate live performances and a rigorous work ethic, they have already played alongside bands such as Hawthorne Heights, Anarbor, Amely, Sanctus Real, Conditions, and Divided By Friday – along with local friends, The Future is Me and the Ethnographers. While Attalus continues to increase their influence in North Carolina, they are also ready to step out and reach a wider audience.
The first step to accomplishing that is to release a new concept album called Post Tenebras Lux (after darkness, light). During the planning for this album, the band realized they didn't have the money needed to accomplish it. After only ten days of raising money, friends and fans had donated 3,000 dollars to the cause! The strength of this support inspired Attalus to make the album bigger and better than it initially intended to be. When first conceived, it was meant to be a 5-song Summer EP. But during the writing process it evolved into a full-length album composed of the most musically complex and lyrically stimulating songs Attalus has written to date.
Post Tenebras Lux will deal with some of the difficult issues that every person at some point and in some way struggles with. Issues such as the intellectual and spiritual struggle between faith and reason or the timeless philosophical question of why God allows evil are just a few. From the dark, riveting head-banger, “Night,” which starts off the album to the dynamic, piano-driven ballad, “Let There be Light,” which concludes the album, the listener will be taken on a musical rollercoaster while being forced to intellectually deal with his or her own conceptions and misconceptions of faith, doubt, and God's grace.
Post Tenebras Lux. Out Now.
Come Thou Fount
Attalus Lyrics
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Tune my heart to sing thy praise
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it
Mount of God's redeeming love
Hither by thy help I come
And I hope by thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wondering from the fold of God
He, to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
Come thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing thy praise
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Call for songs of loudest praise
O to grace how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to thee
Let thy grace Lord, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee
Prone to wander Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love
So here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above
So come thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing thy praise
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Call for songs of loudest praise
So come thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing thy praise
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Call for songs of loudest praise
Call for songs of loudest praise
Call for songs of loudest praise
The lyrics of "Come Thou Fount" by Attalus are an earnest plea for God to act as a guide and a source of strength as the singer navigates through life. The song begins with an appeal to God to be the fount of every blessing and to help the singer tune their heart to sing God's praises. The singer then turns to the concept of mercy, describing it as an unending stream that demands songs of the highest praise. The song then shifts to a desire to learn from the example of others who praise God in the most beautiful ways, and it concludes by acknowledging the singer's tendency to wander from God and asking God to help them stay on the right path.
The singer's plea for God's help in "Come Thou Fount" is deeply personal and introspective, yet it also acknowledges the way that God's mercy and grace are available to all who seek it. The song's reference to "raising my Ebenezer" is a biblical allusion that refers to a stone of remembrance that the prophet Samuel set up after Israel defeated the Philistines. In Attalus's song, the reference serves as a reminder that God has helped the singer in the past and will continue to do so in the future.
In conclusion, "Come Thou Fount" by Attalus is a heartfelt expression of trust in God in the face of life's challenges. It acknowledges the singer's vulnerability and tendency to wander but also emphasizes the unending stream of God's mercy and grace. The song's themes of reliance on God's help and a humble awareness of personal weakness resonates with many people of faith, and its melody and lyrics have made it a beloved hymn for centuries.
Line by Line Meaning
Come thou fount of every blessing
Let me be filled with every kind of blessing, come and refresh me
Tune my heart to sing thy praise
Help me to tune my heart so that all I can sing are songs of praise to you
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Your love has poured and poured, it never stops
Call for songs of loudest praise
This love calls for our highest, biggest, and loudest praises
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Teach me some beautiful, musical poetry
Sung by flaming tongues above
That heavenly beings too, would be stirred and sing along
Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it
Let the mountain I stand be praised because it's where I found your redemptive love
Mount of God's redeeming love
This is the mountain of the Lord's mercy where He redeemed and saved me
Here I raise my Ebenezer
Here, I raise up a marker of your help, your faithfulness, and your goodness in my life
Hither by thy help I come
With your help, I've come here
And I hope by thy good pleasure
And by your grace, I hope to arrive safely at my eternal home
Safely to arrive at home
To safely and finally come home to be with God
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Jesus found me when I was lost
Wondering from the fold of God
Wondering off and lost from the presence of God
He, to rescue me from danger
He rescued and delivered me from the danger I was in
Interposed His precious blood
Jesus willingly gave his life and blood to save me
O to grace how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to thee
Oh, how much gratitude I owe you for your grace, every day I feel compelled to repay it all to you
Let thy grace Lord, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee
Bind my heart with your grace as one would use a chain to keep something valuable safe
Prone to wander Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love
I'm inclined to wander off and leave the God I love
So here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above
So, here's my heart and I give it to you. I pray you keep it and prepare it for heaven
Call for songs of loudest praise
This amazing love calls for the biggest, highest and the loudest songs of praises
So come thou fount of every blessing
Come and refresh me with every kind of blessing
Call for songs of loudest praise
This amazing love calls for the biggest, highest and the loudest songs of praises
Call for songs of loudest praise
This amazing love calls for the biggest, highest and the loudest songs of praises
Call for songs of loudest praise
This amazing love calls for the biggest, highest and the loudest songs of praises
Contributed by Alaina I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Yeslei Hanover
Linda música 😍
Joel Samuel
Amen!!
GG GM
Romans 1:21-22
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Amy Hewitt
Good job on a praise song that is over 300
dus22345
I can’t find this on Apple Music, anyone have a link?
dus22345
I saw, and purchased the album :) wish it’d been a little rockier on some songs, personally, but I like what y’all did keeping it close to originals. Great job.
Christian Metal Source
dus22345 please find the link under the description.
Wade
:D
Christian Metal Source
+Wadiha Hasan hey.....
Capital Cai
hello!